The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
22.9°C
0.3° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 2PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
298
352
381
412
422
373
373
331
291
291
253
298
298
334
334
326
295
295
341
383
383
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:02PM1.45m
3:41AM0.91m
3:54PM1.50m
4:35AM1.04m
4:37PM1.56m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.57m
10:14PM0.57m
8:50AM0.58m
10:50PM0.49m
9:55AM0.55m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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5:09
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5:07
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5:07
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5:55
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5:55
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5:57
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 mm
3
5
5
6
5
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
17
17
16
17
18
17
18
19
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
21
21
22
21
21
21
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